Boeing 747-100 crash, May 9, 1976 (17 killed), Huete Cast...
Boeing 747-100 accident on May 9, 1976 near Huete Castile-La Mancha, Spain with 17 fatalities. Cause: Ignition of fuel vapor in the No. 1 fuel tank,...
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
- Location: Huete Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Ignition of fuel vapor in the No. 1 fuel tank, probably triggered by lightning, followed by separation of the left wing
An Imperial Iranian Air Force Boeing 747 on a military logistics flight from Tehran to McGuire via Madrid broke up in flight after its left wing separated during thunderstorm activity near Huete, Spain, on 9 May 1976. All 17 people on board died. The investigation pointed to ignition of fuel vapor in the No. 1 fuel tank as the most likely initiating event.